Cell towers in Chatel (Haute-Savoie)

Place names on the register include Sous le Crêt, La Bechigne, Arête des Rochassons and Le Morclan.

Inventory: a 30 m building, at Sous le Crêt, for Bouygues Telecom and SFR; an 18 m pylon, at La Bechigne, for Free Mobile and Orange; a 16 m pylon, at Arête des Rochassons, for Bouygues Telecom, Orange and SFR; a 13 m building, at Le Morclan, for Bouygues Telecom and SFR; a 23 m pylon, at Le Morclan, for Orange.

The highest support stands 30 m at Sous le Crêt (building). The median is 18 m, slightly below the Haute-Savoie median of 26 m.

The commune owns 2 of the 5 masts, Hivory owns 1.

2016 was the busiest year, with 15 new systems, most of them 4G. Free Mobile switched on the first 5G here in December 2020; Bouygues Telecom followed in August 2021, SFR followed in August 2021. The oldest transmitter still listed here goes back to 1997.

Approved additions not yet in service are pending on one existing mast, for example Orange (5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at Le Morclan. 5 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

By mast count, Chatel is 28th of the 33 Haute-Savoie towns that have five or more.

3.5 GHz 5G is declared by Bouygues Telecom on 2 of its 3 masts, Orange on 2 of its 3 masts, SFR on 2 of its 3 masts and Free Mobile on its only mast.

Supports leave a gap of about 7.2 km to the south-west of the centre.

Abondance lies 9.3 km to the west and has less 5G (40%).

Of the 5 masts in the commune, 4 of the 5 masts host at least two operators.

Supports split between 3 pylons and 2 buildings.

Source: operator declarations to ANFR, as of October 2026. Projects that are only approved are left out of the totals.